This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97. This procurement is a total small-business set aside. The NAICS code is 336612 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1000 employees. Description of Requirement: The Lake States Acquisition Team announces an opportunity to provide a new Pontoon Boat for the USDA Forest Service, Hiawatha National Forest, Munising Ranger District in support of the Grand Island Recreation Area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Minimum specifications are listed in the Solicitation document and consist of the following: ITEM DESCRIPTION 1 Heavy Duty Pontoon w/motors 2 Right sized trailer to transport Pontoon 3 Trade-in value for current Pontoon (pictures are provided as an attachment) Delivery requested 30 days after receipt of order Vendors must be registered in Systems for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving a government contract. See www.sam.gov for details - this may take up to 2 weeks and requires a DUNS number, so it is highly recommended that interested parties register immediately in order to avoid any delays in award. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account. The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING. Please submit all questions to Annette Caliguri at acaliguri@fs.fed.us. Questions and answers will be posted to FBO so please check back often as it is the contractor's responsibility to remain up to date on all available Q&A's as well as any potential resulting modifications. All questions must be received no later than three days prior to solicitation close date, or the government is under no obligation to review and/or address the questions. Further provisions, clauses, and addenda including, but not limited to, commercial provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 and commercial clauses 52212-4, 52.212-5 are incorporated in the attached solicitation. Those that are incorporated by reference can be viewed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far. The Government intends to issue one fixed-price contract as a result of this Request for Quotations to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Capability to meet technical requirements Past Performance/references Ability to meet required delivery Price Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal to price. Offer Submission Information: The Government may issue an order to other than the lowest offer, waive minor informalities or irregularities in quotes received, or elect not to award at all. If necessary, the Government may conduct discussions with any or all offers. It is in the offerors best interest to fully respond to the solicitation requirements since an order may be issued on the basis of information received, without further discussion. Ability to meet the delivery date will be considered as a primary factor to determine if an offeror can be responsible for this contract. Award will be made on a Best Value basis and offers shall at a minimum, contain the items described in this section. To be considered responsive, contractor must submit the following with offer: (1) Completed Schedule of Items, with pricing, including Offeror name, address, DUNS number, telephone number and name of contact person; and (2) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) online at www.sam.gov. All offers must be received by 1:00 Eastern on June 5th, 2018 Please submit one complete copy of the above information to: USDA Forest Service - 12569R18Q0027 Annette Caliguri LSAT Contracting 820 Rains Drive Gladstone, MI 49837 Offers may be submitted electronically to acaliguri@fs.fed.us, SUBJ: 12569R18Q0027 If submitting via email please verify that the contracting officer has received your quote. No facsimile offers will be considered per (c)(1) of FAR clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition. (Jan 2004). Incomplete offers will not be accepted. Contact Annette Caliguri@fs.fed.us or (906)428-5842 with administrative questions concerning this solicitation. Contact Joe Lenoir at jlenoir@fs.fed.us or (906)643-7900, ext. 154 OR Mark Bender at mbender@fs.fed.us or (906)387-2512, ext. 1031 for more information on technical questions concerning this solicitation.
